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Defending champion [[Novak Djokovic]] defeated [[Roger Federer]] in the [[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles final|final]], 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, 1–6, 7–6<sup>(7–4)</sup>, 4–6, 13–12<sup>(7–3)</sup> to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. At four hours and 57 minutes in length, it was the longest singles final in Wimbledon history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/14/novak-djokovic-v-roger-federer-wimbledon-mens-singles-final-live|title=Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in five sets to win Wimbledon – as it happened|author=Steinberg, Jacob|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 July 2019}}</ref> It was Djokovic's fifth [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] title and 16th [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] title overall. Djokovic became the first man since [[Bob Falkenburg]] in [[1948 Wimbledon Championships|1948]] to win the title after being championship points down, having saved two when down 7–8 in the fifth set.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/djokovic-federer-wimbledon-2019-final-match-analysis|date=14 July 2019|title=Djokovic Beats Federer: How The Wimbledon 2019 Final Was Won|publisher=[[ATP Tour]]}}</ref> This was the first time since the [[2004 French Open – Men's singles|2004 French Open]] that a man saved championship points in order to win a major. Djokovic became the second man and third singles player overall to [[List of Grand Slam related tennis records#Won a title after saving match points|win multiple Grand Slam titles after saving match point]] during the tournament, after [[Rod Laver]] and [[Serena Williams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Slam Winners Saving Match Point |url=http://tennis28.com/slams/saved_matchpoint.html |website=tennis28.com}}</ref> Conversely, this was the third time that an opponent of Federer saved match points and went on to win the major, following [[Marat Safin]] in the [[2005 Australian Open – Men's Singles|2005 Australian Open]] and Djokovic in the [[2011 US Open – Men's Singles|2011 US Open]].
At this event, Federer reached his 31st and last major final. His semifinal meeting with [[Rafael Nadal]] also marked their [[Federer–Nadal rivalry|40th and final professional meeting]]; Federer won in four sets to end their head-to-head at 24–16 in Nadal's favor. At {{age in years, months and days|1981|08|08|2019|07|14}}, Federer became the oldest man to reach the major final since [[Ken Rosewall]] in the [[1974 US Open – Men's singles|1974 US Open]].<ref>{{Citation |title=73 Questions With Roger Federer {{!}} Vogue |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5--EqzLPY |language=en |access-date=2022-09-22}}, 10:36.</ref>
This was the first Wimbledon where a final set [[Tie break (tennis)|tie break]] rule was introduced. Upon reaching 12–12 in the fifth set, a classic tie break would be played. The men's singles final was the first singles match at Wimbledon, in which the new rule came into effect, with Djokovic winning the tie break 7–3. Additionally, it was the first men's singles final at any major to feature a final-set, championship-deciding tiebreak.
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